Robert Kirkman celebrated ten years of his best-selling zombie series The Walking Dead with The Walking Dead #115, the best-selling comic book in October.

DC Comics had five titles in the top ten for October, led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #24, an oversized issue, at #2. Also in the top ten were Forever Evil #2 at #4, Justice League #24 at #6, Superman/Wonder Woman #1 at #7, and the long-awaited The Sandman: Overture #1 by Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III from the Vertigo imprint at #8.

Rounding out the top ten with four books was Marvel Comics, with Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung's Infinity #4 their top book at #3. Also in the top ten were Infinity #5 at #5, Superior Spider-Man #20 at #9 and Superior Spider-Man #19, the issue that guest-starred Spider-Man 2099, at #10.

Among the other premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' top book in October was The Star Wars #2 at #28, the second issue of the adaptation of George Lucas' early Star Wars screenplay.

Finally, IDW Publishing's top book for the month was My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #12 at #109.

The Joker attempts to break Batman's psyche and destroy his relationships with his allies in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman Volume 3: Death of the Family from DC Entertainment, October's best-selling graphic novel.

In total, DC Entertainment had four of the month's top books including The Joker: Death of the Family, a companion volume to Batman Volume 3 at #3; the Batman: Court of Owls Book & Mask Set at #4, and Batman Volume 2: The City of Owls at #7.

Marvel Comics had one title in the top ten, Warren Ellis and Mike McKone's Avengers: Endless Wartime original hardcover graphic novel at #2.

Dark Horse Comics had two titles in the top ten. Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 6: The Search Part 3 ranked #5, and Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo's Hellboy: The Midnight Circus graphic novel ranked #6.

Image Comics rounded out the top ten with three titles, led by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark's Lazarus Book 1: Family at #8. Also in the top ten were both volumes of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga; volume 1 ranked #9 and volume 2 ranked #10.

Finally, among other premier publishers, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony Volume 1: The Magic Begins was the publisher's top selling book for October just outside the top ten at #11.

TOP 50 COMIC BOOKSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2013

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

WALKING DEAD #115 (MR)

$2.99

AUG130518-M

IMA

2

BATMAN #24 (NOTE PRICE)

$6.99

AUG130235-M

DC

3

INFINITY #4

$3.99

AUG130735-M

MAR

4

FOREVER EVIL #2

$3.99

AUG130159-M

DC

5

INFINITY #5

$3.99

AUG130740-M

MAR

6

JUSTICE LEAGUE #24

$3.99

AUG130172-M

DC

7

SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #1

$3.99

AUG130187-M

DC

8

SANDMAN OVERTURE #1 (MR) [*]

$4.99

AUG130325-M

DC

9

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #20

$3.99

AUG130787-M

MAR

10

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #19

$3.99

AUG130784-M

MAR

11

BATMAN SUPERMAN #4

$3.99

AUG130231-M

DC

12

ALL NEW X-MEN #17

$3.99

AUG130836-M

MAR

13

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #8

$3.99

AUG130176-M

DC

14

UNCANNY X-MEN #13

$3.99

AUG130841-M

MAR

15

X-MEN BATTLE OF ATOM #2

$3.99

AUG130845-M

MAR

16

X-MEN #6

$3.99

AUG130839-M

MAR

17

AVENGERS #21

$3.99

AUG130745-M

MAR

18

AVENGERS #22

$3.99

AUG130747-M

MAR

19

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #7

$3.99

JUL130635-M

MAR

20

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #8

$3.99

AUG130757-M

MAR

21

DAMIAN SON OF BATMAN #1

$3.99

AUG130193-M

DC

22

NEW AVENGERS #11

$3.99

AUG130749-M

MAR

23

UNCANNY AVENGERS #13

$3.99

AUG130773

MAR

24

DETECTIVE COMICS #24

$3.99

AUG130244-M

DC

25

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #37

$3.99

AUG130843-M

MAR

26

GREEN LANTERN #24

$2.99

AUG130255-M

DC

27

ALL NEW X-MEN SPECIAL #1

$4.99

AUG130802-M

MAR

28

STAR WARS #2 LUCAS DRAFT

$3.99

AUG130082

DAR

29

MIGHTY AVENGERS #2

$3.99

AUG130753-M

MAR

30

SAGA #15 (MR)

$2.99

AUG130710

IMA

31

BATMAN AND TWO FACE #24

$2.99

AUG130241

DC

32

FOREVER EVIL ARKHAM WAR #1

$2.99

AUG130168-M

DC

33

GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #2

$4.99

AUG130265

DC

34

DEADPOOL #18

$2.99

AUG130847-M

MAR

35

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #14

$3.99

AUG130822-M

MAR

36

PRETTY DEADLY #1 (MR) [*]

$3.50

AUG130504-M

IMA

37

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #24

$3.99

AUG130180-M

DC

38

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #24

$2.99

AUG130239-M

DC

39

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK SPECIAL #1

$4.99

AUG130804-M

MAR

40

AQUAMAN #24

$2.99

AUG130198-M

DC

41

VELVET #1 (MR) [*]

$3.50

AUG130505-M

IMA

42

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #1

$2.99

JUL130793-M

ARC

43

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #14

$3.99

AUG130816-M

MAR

44

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP SPECIAL #1

$4.99

AUG130806-M

MAR

45

WALKING DEAD TYREESE SPECIAL (MR)

$2.99

AUG130529

IMA

46

HAWKEYE #13

$2.99

MAY130668

MAR

47

KICK-ASS 3 #4 (MR)

$2.99

JUL130693-M

MAR

48

HUNGER #3

$3.99

JUL130612

MAR

49

NIGHTWING #24

$2.99

AUG130251

DC

50

WALKING DEAD #1 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED (MR)

$5.99

AUG130527

IMA

TOP 50 GRAPHIC NOVELSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2013